Lighting a cigarette and drawing in a nervous breath, the doctor turned to his assistant, Viktor — a young but fatigued order nurse.
After a grueling shift, the weary doctor stretched until his joints clicked and, stifling a yawn, slowly approached the window. Outside, the season’s inaugural snowflakes drifted gently, lingering in midair before descending quietly to the ground. The outside world appeared transformed — serene and almost enchanted — yet the hospital buzzed with its usual relentless … Read more
